Jerome Orosz
Professor, Undergraduate and Graduate AdvisorCollege of SciencesAstronomySDSU[email protected]619-594-7118Area of Expertise
Astronomy, astrophysics, stars, planets, Close binary stars, optical photometry and spectroscopy
Experts Directory
The San Diego State University Experts Directory is a rolodex for reporters, designed to assist journalists in their search for subject-matter experts on a variety of topics and academic research areas.
For Faculty Interested in Joining the Experts Directory
Faculty interested in joining the Experts Directory are encouraged to contact Senior Director of Media Relations Cory Marshall for more information.
For Media Seeking an Interview
For questions or assistance in coordinating an interview with one of the university’s subject-matter experts, please contact a member of the SDSU media relations team.
Isidro Ortiz
ProfessorCollege of Arts and LettersChicana and Chicano StudiesSDSU[email protected]619-594-1256Area of Expertise
Community organization, educational reform, Chicana and Chicano politics, political movements, educational practice, policy and reform, college student retention, engagement and success; origins and persistence of Chicano nationalism and relationship to oppression.
Yusuf Ozturk
ProfessorCollege of EngineeringElectrical and Computer EngineeringSDSU[email protected]619-594-4550Area of Expertise
Computer networks, Brain computer interfaces, Smart health, Wearable and ambient sensors, Internet of Things and Energy Demand Response and Predictive analytics.
Katrina Pariera
Associate Professor, Center for Communication, Health and the Public Good DirectorCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSchool of CommunicationSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Sexual health, sexual communication, social norms, social support, parent child communication, parents of trans+ children, friendships and difficult conversations.
Andrew Pavlov
LecturerCollege of Health and Human ServicesExercise and Nutritional SciencesSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Cultivate Physical Therapy & Wellness Services, clinical mentoring and physical therapy orthopedic and sports treatment and ACL research.
Alanna Peebles
Assistant ProfessorCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSchool of Journalism and Media StudiesSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
children and media; adolescents and social media; media effects and impacts on individuals
Ramona Perez
Professor and Graduate Advisor of Latin American StudiesCollege of Arts and LettersAnthropologySDSU[email protected]619-594-1155Area of Expertise
Anthropology, geography, public health, social work, criminal justice, and medicine. Qualitative and mixed methods research on the use and benefits of such methodologies. Binational youth identity and family composition, migration and the transmission of identity between mothers and their children, domestic violence, female empowerment, shifts in culinary food practices and nutrition, migrant youth in the context of deportation and survival, and the moral economy of lead poisoning in ceramic production.
Paula Peter
ProfessorFowler College of BusinessMarketingSDSU[email protected]619-594-8295Area of Expertise
social marketing, advertising, consumer behavior, holiday shopping, Black Friday/Cyber Monday
Sonia Peterson
Assistant ProfessorCollege of EducationAdministration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary EducationSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Psychiatric rehabilitation, counselor education, disability policy, and universal design in higher education
Yumi Petrisko
LecturerCollege of Health and Human ServicesExercise and Nutritional SciencesSDSU[email protected]619-594-3916Area of Expertise
sports nutrition, medical nutrition therapy, weight management
Joy Phillips
Associate Research ProfessorCollege of SciencesBiologySDSU[email protected]619-488-2169Area of Expertise
SDSU BioScience Center, vaccines, vaccine development, vaccinology, universal flu vaccine, emergency therapy for respiratory infection, immunology, immune system, flu, influenza, infectious disease, pulmonary infection, age-related disease, aging, innate immunity, veterinary therapeutic development, medical Cannabis, cannabidiol, and COPD and drug repurposing to decrease the death rate from COVID-19.
Elizabeth Ann Pollard
Senate Distinguished Professor for Teaching ExcellenceCollege of Arts and LettersHistorySDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
witches, magic, and witchcraft accusation, Roman history, comics and social justice, comics and history, comics and witchcraft, comics and pre-1500 sequential art
Vadim Ponomarkenko
ProfessorCollege of SciencesMathematics and StatisticsSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Undergraduate research, combinatorics, number theory and mathematics
Jess Ponting
Associate Professor, Director of the Center for Surf ResearchCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsL. Robert Payne School of Hospitality and Tourism ManagementSDSU[email protected](619) 594-8499Area of Expertise
Sustainable tourism, surfing, surfing tourism, sustainable tourism certification, surf parks, blue economy and marine protected areas.
Jill Preminger
ProfessorCollege of Health and Human ServicesSpeech, Language, and Hearing SciencesSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Hearing loss in adults, untreated hearing loss in older adults, and auditory management for adults with hearing loss.
Jessica Pressman
Professor and Director of Graduate StudiesCollege of Arts and LettersEnglish and Comparative LiteratureSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Bookishness, electronic literature, digital literature, digital literacy, digital humanities, mermaids, 20th and 21st experimental literature, modernism, digital modernism, media studies, book history, media theory and new media.
Kimala Price
Professor and ChairCollege of Arts and LettersWomen's StudiesSDSU[email protected]617-595-0421Area of Expertise
Reproductive justice, reproductive policy and politics, women, law and policy, feminist social movements and activism, intersectionality, gender, race, and class.
Radmila Prislin
Associate Vice President for Academic AffairsAcademic AffairsSDSU[email protected]619-594-5166Area of Expertise
Social influence, group dynamics, persuasion, attitude, health program evaluation.
Christine Probett
LecturerFowler College of BusinessManagement Information SystemsSDSU[email protected]619-594-0954Area of Expertise
Management; Management Information Systems, human resources, workplace conflict
Sonja Pruitt-Lord
Professor and Associate DeanCollege of Health and Human ServicesSDSU[email protected]619-594-8651Area of Expertise
Child language disorders, specific language impairment, culturally and linguistically diverse populations, poverty and language development, assessment principles. improving methods of assessment for children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to prevent misdiagnosis of language disorders and reduce health and educational disparities with the aim to equip families, students, educators, community agencies, and policy makers with the tools needed to facilitate children’s language and cognitive development.
Byron Purse
Assistant ProfessorCollege of SciencesChemistry and BiochemistrySDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Physical organic chemistry, organic chemistry, chemical biology, nucleic acids chemistry, chemistry of DNA, RNA, and gene expression, fluorescent molecular probes, molecular recognition and molecular self-assembly.
John Putman
ProfessorCollege of Arts and LettersHistorySDSU[email protected]619-594-4888Area of Expertise
Historian of the modern American West and California History; Political and Cultural History of post-Civil War United States, especially post World War 2; Expert in Star Trek also as I teach a course on recent US history and Star Trek.
Amy Quandt
Assistant ProfessorGeographySDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Environmental planning and policy, geography of food and food systems, political ecology, social-ecological systems and livelihoods.
Penelope Quintana
ProfessorCollege of Health and Human ServicesSchool of Public HealthSDSU[email protected]619-594-1688Area of Expertise
She has a research focus on exposure assessment and environmental justice, especially environmental exposures to children and vulnerable populations at the US-Mexico border.
Linda R. Lara-Jacobo
Assistant ProfessorSan Diego State University Imperial ValleySchool of Public HealthSDSU Imperial Valley[email protected]Area of Expertise
Toxicology, environmental health, toxicogenomics, environmental epidemiology and science diplomacy.
Fred Raafat
ProfessorFowler College of BusinessManagement Information SystemsSDSU[email protected]619-594-5685Area of Expertise
Inventory control, IT operations.
Juan Carlos Ramírez-Pimienta
ProfessorSan Diego State University Imperial ValleySpanish and Portuguese Languages and LiteraturesSDSU Imperial Valley[email protected]Area of Expertise
Corrido studies, US-Mexico border literary and cultural studies. Narcoculture, violence in mexican music.
Amy Randel
ProfessorFowler College of BusinessManagementSDSU[email protected](619) 594-6618Area of Expertise
Inclusion, diversity, group dynamics, creativity, and leadership.
Kristin Rebien
Associate ProfessorCollege of Arts and LettersEuropean StudiesSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
German culture, politics, literature, and language; Germany and the European Union; European integration; German reunification; East Germany and the GDR; East-West relations in Germany and Europe
Rachael Record
Associate ProfessorCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSchool of CommunicationSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Health communication, campaigns, tobacco, interventions, community outreach, behavior change, persuasion, social media, thirdhand smoke and translation.
